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TUESDAY, MARCH 7, 1939.
日七十月正
CIVILIAN
REFUGEE ZONES
FOR HONGKONG POPULATION
Mass Evacuations Envisaged
Event Of War In Pacific
In A
PLANS FOR THE TRANSFERENCE OF THE INHABITANTS OF
THICKLY-POPULATED AREAS OF HONGKONG, IN THE EVENT OF THREATENED AIR RAIDS, ARE BEING CONSIDERED BY THE THE "TELEGRAPH” AIR RAIDS PRECAUTIONS DEPARTMENT, LEARNED THIS MORNING.
These plans envisage a mass displacement of population to the New Territories and, it is reported, to Lantau Island. COMMITTEE SET UP
For the purpose of completing these plans, a new sub-Committee of the The composition of this sub- Air Raids Precaution Office has been set up. Committee has not been announced, but the "Telegraph" understands that its terms of reference will be to investigate the possibilities of evacuating densely populated areas, such as Wanchai, West Point and Yaumati, to'safer areas.
GUAM NAVAL BASE
Proposal Revived
In a statement last night, the A. R. P. Officer, Wing- Commander A. H. S. Stecle-Perkins, admitted that it was practically impossible to protect buildings from the effects of a direct hit by high-explosive bombs,
a very serious Incendiary bombs also constituted danger from the numerous fires they would cause, he added.
By Senate NEW TERRITORY SITES
It is believed that the new sub-Committee will select suitable sites for camps in the New Territories, and it is to these that the transferred population would be sent.
The danger of a direct hit by
WASHINGTON, Mar. 6. ADMIRAL WILLIAM Naval LEAHY, Chief of Operations, appeared before the Senate Naval Committee to-day a high explosive bomb on to renew the Navy's effort to building in the thickly populated obtain congressional authority tenement areas in the Colony is for the Guam plan.
a superficial apparent by even Admiral Leahy declared that the island's strategic position made it of examination of the districts.
The area covered by buildings in estimable value as a possible defence; base which would act as a strong the central, Yaumat, West Point and "deterrent to any foreignTMPower con-
templating a hostile, move towards with the area of open spaces and the Hawnilun Islands the continent roads.
or
of the United States.
Admiral Leahy contended that
commerce Indles."
LOAN TO CHINA
Wanchal areas is inrge compared Hongkong & S'hai
Bank Participates
The
A.R.P. EXHIBITION
A.R.P. Exhibition
nt the
LONDON, Mar. 6.
Two Sides May Reach Agreement
PARIS, Mar. 6.
HINT OF approaching agreement between the Spanish Republicans and General Franco was given by Sonor Barels, Speaker of the Spanish Cortos who is now in Franco.
Sonor Barrio said that General Miaja is a man who can agroo with General Franco în bringing peace back to Spain.
1
Referring to the new Defence Council, Sonor Barrio said: "We are in completo agreement over the desire to and the war." Senor Barrio revealed that the permanent committee of the Cortes mot three days ago and sent Dr. Juan Negrin a noto saying that it was propared to collaborate with him on the condition that he aimed at windingup the civil war with the least possible damage and the fowost sacrifices.
Sonor Barrio added: "Our attitude was quite clear, and possibly the knowledge of this to Dr. Negrin resulted in the coup d'Etat which will load to peace."-Reuter.
MADRID DEFENCE-Page Two
Spain: Latest
LOYALISTS APPEAL FOR ENDURING PEACE
MADRID, Mar. 6.
A FERVENT APPEAL for a "peace that would assure the independence of Spain" was made by General Casado in a manifesto addressed the "Spaniards of the trenches" to-day.
The manifesto said: "The die is east. It depends entirely on us, by our own will, to find a way out of the dead- lock.
"Spaniarda! fruitful liberty
Choose between
and
ruinous
slavery; between peace for the
MAHATMA WEAKER
benefit of Spain, or war in the Gandhi Spends A
service of mad imperialiam. Our struggle will not end until the independence of Spain in assured. The Spanish people will not lay down their arms until they have a quarantee of peace without crimes. Let us establish this
peace."
Restless Night
BOMBAY, Mar. 6. HEART SPECIALISTS are flying to Gandhi at Rajkot. His heart is weakening-and-blood pressure is increasing.
The British Resident at Rajkot to-
А
The manifesto said that it speaks in the name of 1,000,000 day interviewed Gandhi for half an Guam was of great importance as a Peninsula Hotel, which will be open- IT IS OFFICIALLY confirmed men who are prepared to fight to hour in an effort to find a settlement, possible air and submarine hasted by Lady Northcote at 2.30 pm that Britain has decided to the death "from which to protect our overseas to-morrow will Include 14 exhibits,
to obtain peace as so as to enable the Mahatma to break from the Dutch East
the independence of his fasi on Tuesday-United Press. ranging from methods that can be favour a loan to China of be-suring
RESTLESS NIGHT adopted to render a building gas and tween £3,000,000 and £5,000,000 Spain, "to provent our country ASIATIC FLEET BASE
splinter proof, the effect of high ex-for the purpose of saving being drowned in a sea of blood,
New Delhi, Mar. 6. plosive on an unprotected Chinese
Bulletin lasued this evening He also claimed that Guam was tonement building, medels of A.R.P. Chinese currency from collapse. hate and persecutions, and to
becoming valuable as a possible naval station
It will serve firstly, as a special make, for future generations, a stated that Gandhi was and a base for the Asialle fleet when treaches, domestic fire-fighting ap-
had made their ap- restlessness the United States withdrew from the pliances, typical gas-proofed rooms
Fund for backing the gesture of Spain free from foreign domina- more exhausted, and that nausea and and protective clothing.
pearance. Philippines in 1948.
Admiral Leahy at the same me The Air
Raid warning sirens Anglo-United States solidarity in theftion, violence and terror."
The manifesto concluded; "If you Mr..E. C. Gibson, Crown represen- protested that opposition to the plan which recently arrived from Home Far East, because it makes the ald
at extended to China by Britain to offer us peace you will find us with ative at Rajkot called on Gandhi to- was generally based on the erroneous are now being put into position
that a chivalrous Spanish heart, but if you night and was closeted with him for assumption that a strong fortifications strategic pointe in the Colony.
They will be tested in a fortnight approximately
continue to war on us you will and half an hour, after which Gandhi was at present envisaged.
us implacable, confident and hard, busy dictating to his secretary. hitherto outlined, the plan entails and this will be followed by a trial ranted by the United States.
Secondly, it marks the reffex like the tempered steel of a bayonet.” building a new breakwater improve- "black-out". ment, and facilities, for handling
following the recent worsening of Reuter Special. acroplanes.
Anglo-Japanese relations, and denotes:
MIAJA TAKES OVER
Madrid, 'Mar. 0. members of the Executive Council It is amcially reported that General individually, as well as Bhulabhai
Congress
leader in Miaja has been appointed President Desat, of the Defence Council, with General Assembly regarding the impasse. The loan wll be granted by Casado as War Minister, and Senor Reuter, group of British Banks, headed by Belstero as Minister for Forcion the Hongkong and Shanghal Bank. Affairs.--United Press. which will receive a full guarantee
were
As
the
BIG FIRM TO GIVE
GAS MASKS TO STAFF
the
same LA
an attempt to Induce the Japanese'
The programme is before Senate In a $65,000,000 Bl to The China Can Company have authorize improvements of nuval and decided to provide the whole of their to modify their Paciflo hegemony aylation facilities at a number of staff with respirators at the Com-drive. places,
including a group of mid-pany's expense, states Wing Comman- Pacific islands. This BU is similar der Steele-Perkins, A.R.P. officer,
to the $47,000,000 air base Bll re-
cently passed by the House with the
elimination of authority to develop Ruthenian Minister which will replace the usual Chinese
Guam-Reuter.
6,000 ARMY PLANES
Washington, Mar. 6. The Senate to-day approved the proposal to increase to army air corps strength to 6,000 acroplanes.
The House of Representatives had previously approved a limit of 5,500 planes. Reuter,
Relieved Of Post
Prague, Mar; 6. The President of Czecho-Slovakia the unexpectedly relieved hos: Ruthenian Minister, M. Julian Revay of his post.
security.
A special Bill will be introduced Into Parliament to authorise the loan.}
The
LA PASSIONARIA FLEES IN PLANE
Oran, Mar. 0. Alberti, Under-Secretary Senor for Air In Republcan Spain, arrived It is emphasised, however that tub here to-day with air force officers and meaning move is separate from the civilians in two plones from Albacete. A third plane with eight passengers, is preparing to give to China, which additional exports credit which Britain involves roughly a ten-fold enlarge mostly Russians, also arrived. He will be succeeded by the Pre-ment of the £500,000 export credit passengers included a woman aboard, Pneumonia Claims aldent of the Board of Agriculture in guarantee lately granted to permit whom onlookers believed to be the Ruthenin, M. Klocurak, whose ap- China to purchase lorries, ralls, famous woman Communist Deputy of pointment is expected on Tuesday. machino tools And papermili the Cortes, Senora Dolores Ibarrur
(La Passionaria)-Reuter Special.
FLEET TO BE INTERNED?,
Algiers, Mar. 0..- An official of the Hongkong &
Units of the Epanish Republican Dupont, O. Shanghai Banking Corporation fold feet which left Cartagena yesterday A blind carpenter, Samuel Tim-the "Telegraph": "e know nothing are believed to be heading for mons, completed a 10 by 10 foot chic-about the report that the Hongkong Bizerta, in order to surrender or to The funeral takes place at Happy Ren house on which he did all of the anthomosek, participating be interned
In the proposed loan." Valley at 4 p.m.-to-day.
carpentry work.
Petty Officer
.
Stanley Arthur Maydell, Stoker Pelty Ofcer, of H.M.S. Pandora, died at the Naval Hospital of pnoumonia yesterday. His nearest relative was his sister, Mrs. Tramter, who lives in London.
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Blind Carpenter.
|machinery.—-United Press.
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Heated Tokyo Debate
CHIANG ANNOYS JAPANESE DIET
Chinese Patriot Who Refuses To Sell His Country
THE REFUSAL of Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek to "lie down and die" brought about a heated debate in the Lower House of the Japanese Diet yesterday.
What, Dict members asked, is Japan going to do about it?
The leader of the Sciyukai Party asked the Premier to inform the House whether he believed that the methods now being employed would result in success.
"I am not in a position to refer to the plan for military operations," the Premier replied.
"Since the Chleng regime still continues its campaign of resistante it must be overthrown."
this
"In my opinion China herself should help us to overthrow regime," the Selyukai leader naively suggested.
tary operations. But he refused
to
Silkylight Dies At Valley
SİLKYLIGHT, Mr. Eric Mol
CONCERNED THIRD POWERS The Premier replied that there ler's champion griffin of 1938, were other methods as well as mill- which commenced its racing a blaze of glory by winning specify the methods, because "some career in Hongkong last year in jevery race in which it started at
the annual carnival, is dead. the
of them concerned Third Powers."
Japan, sald Baron Jiranuma, would not "necessarlly antagonise Chiang Kai-sheic regime if Chiang would only fundamentally recast his attitude and adhere to the Japanese policy of re-construction."
The Premier added that the general situation demands the early organisu- tion of a new Central Government in Ching.
an
It died this morning from colic, the complaint which kept it out of the Champion Stakes last Wednesday.
The pony's last race in Hongkong Tuesday was in the
Plate Jost Peking when it won fairly comfortably from King's Worden and Wild Life.
Dass
In 1938, Silkylight won for Mr. Moller the Hongkong Derby and the DIPLOMATIC SITUATION Champion Stakes. In the latter race, he beat the then unbeaten Liberty Reviewing the diplomalle situation, Bay in a dramatic race in which he
Interpellation, in response to
the champion. Foreign Minister Arlia said that the came up in the last furlong to tripartite anti-Comintern Pact fornis the axis of Japan's foreign policy. It was hardly necessary to mention that Japan must take efficient mea- the Conintern, sures to cope with "which is behind the China Incident." At the same time, he emphasised of an understanding the necessity
with Britain, France, and the Unlied States for the sake of the construction of a new order in East Asia, and also for establishing Japan's position in the world.
Mr. Arita sald that Japan was not Totalitarian State, and therefore her position was not antagonistle to Britain, France, or the United States. -United Press.
Italian Naval
Officer Dies
The Viceroy spent to-day receiving Execution As Traitor
To His Country
the
MARTIAL LAW IN RASHID
Boghdad, Mar, 0. Martial law has been proclaimed by the army headquarters at Rashid, six miles from Baghdad, and in the surrounding districts.
(Continued on Page 4.)
Further Riots In Palestine Many Arabs Die In New Outbreak
JERUSALEM, Mar. 6. NUMEROUS * INCIDENTS occurred in Palestine to-day When seen off Algiers this morning the victims in most cases from the air, the feet consisted of 11 being Araba, units, of which the three biggest op-| peared to be cruisers stearning fast; In a line of three, abreast,
The complete dieet comprises three
ROME, Mar. 6. THE EXECUTION took place in Fort Bravetta to-day of Antonio Scarpa, an Italian naval officer..
A special tribunal for the Defence of the State had found him guilty of the betrayal of military secrets, and passed sentence of death upon him.
Scarpa was born in Trieste, and had served in the Austro-Hungarian navy.
Four other persons were charged with the same offence. Two were sentenced to penal servitude for life, and two werd given 30 years im- prisonment Trans-Ocean,
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TENSION IN SHANGHAI
Gendarmes Invade Settlement
Shanghal, Mar. 7. TENSENESS prevailed in the International Settlement to- day when Japanese gendarmes and marines surrounded a Municipal council police station in Yangtazepoo in the castorn. sector, demanding the release of alleged terrorists who fled into "the premises of the police station.
- Japanese gendarmes - raided: a 'asked chief officers shelter of terrorists in Yangtaroposuspect over to them under Japanese control and rounded
new
Six Ambs were killed in an en- counter between the Arabs and the Irish Fusiliers, north-west of Gallloc. Two Arabs were shot dead by un- the Halfa cruisers, 14 destroyers, two gunboats identißed assailants in THE QUESTION of calling an International penco conference
In the report of the Hongkong five submarines, three torpedo boats, business district. ⠀⠀ engaged the lively attention of the National Council of the Socialist Benevolent Society's annual trrecting, and also the battleship, Jaimo Party to day. s
published yesterday, it was stated Primaro known to be too badly A Municipal ambulance car was The Party adopted a motion by M, Leon Blum opposing a that the balance in hand was barely damaged to go to pea-Router fired at while driving through the up five Inmates Led by one of them with the howl
medical officer was wounded.
arrest the ringleader, pangaj conference unless the Italians and Germans evacuated Spain, and enough to meet the demands on the Special para debt of Hated and a Jewish Japanese gendermes proceeded to ot
socialy for ten months,
pipe line was broken at The ringleader named Wangshows he Imposing other preliminary conditions. ⠀⠀⠀
various places and the oll set afire.ever, bed into the premises; of the orde
The British Military Court at Yuln Station of the Municipal Coun! Jerusalem sentenced one-Arábito cli Polices Beveral Japimeres a "death-Trang-Oceanz-3 i
The voting was 4,000 for the motion and 3,140 for the opposition motion in favour of calling a conference unconditionally
Reuter Special
Actually, the balance on hand is Anti-Aircraft,ifting practice will barely sufficient to meet the demands be carried out from D'Agullar be- for ten weeks, even if those demands tween hours of 9 a.m. and pm to {do, not increase; as is likely,
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